With a slowly building set that arced through a host of the band’s material, opening with a harder uptempo edge than one might expect before easing into their more placid Beach Boys meets indie pop hipsterphilia, Brooklyn’s Grizzly Bear played to an ever growing and sardine-canned audience of the devoted on Friday night in Coachella’s Mojave tent. As a cool dusk breeze filtered into the tent from the desert and sinuously worked its way from behind the stage and into the crowd, so too did Grizzly Bear’s insidiously catchy hooks and earnest dream pop.

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Along with Washed Out and Toro Y Moi, one of our other favorite chillwave artists is Neon Indian. Initially just a moniker for the music Vega‘s Alan Polomo songs that didn’t quite fit wit his band, Neon Indian has now become a critically acclaimed artist by people such as Spin, Rolling Stone, and Gorilla vs. Bear for the album, Psychic Chasms.

Now Polomo’s got some fresh material for our listening pleasure and it fits right into the sounds of the 80s and electronica we love so much from him as Neon Indian. The new song, titled “Sleep Paralysist” which was co-produced by Grizzly Bear‘s Chris Taylor can be heard and downloaded after the jump!

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Grizzly Bear have become quite the music story thus far at the Sundance Film Festival. The band are responsible for contributing music for two films screening at the festival, including Jack Goes Boating, a movie starring Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman. The film also marks Hoffman’s directorial debut.

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2009 was a great year in music, and we hope you enjoyed what it’s brought you. There’s been a wealth in reissues and limited edition releases, but new full-lengths will always be a thrill for music fiends like us.

So we count down the best albums of the year. Although there have been some great EPs and singles, this list includes only full-length albums that have been released in the US. Check our top 20 out below and let us know what you think!

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Grizzly Bear is (by a considerable amount) one of the best bands making music today. After collaborating with Beirut and opening for Radiohead in 2008, Grizzly Bear was on the map and headed for success — today, all of their hard work paid off. Consequence of Sound reports that Grizzly Bear will be featured in an upcoming romantic drama titled Blue Valentine, starring Ryan Gosling.

Many legit bands take this route, of making soundtracks for movies. For those of us who love film and music, there is nothing better than a great film with an amazing soundtrack. Grizzly Bear will add on to the list of indie bands making music for the film industry such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, and Cold War Kids.

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Hello BeatCravers! Since it’s Monday, you’re probably stuck at work or school, so here are a few shopping distractions for you. There’s nothing like some new music to get you going, right? Well, we have searched Amazon high and low for the best bargains, and we think we may have found everything you need and for cheap. Below are a bunch of MP3 albums you can buy for only $5, and these aren’t super old albums that nobody wants, some are recent releases with a few classics thrown in the mix.

Check out the music below…

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For those of you who follow Grizzly Bear‘s Edward Droste on Twitter, you may have gotten worried after seeing a certain tweet. Grizzly Bear was unfortunately involved in a bus accident after a show in Munich Germany on November 14th.

According to Pitchfork, the band also posted a message on their website saying that their “bus and trailer were hit and rendered immovable. The trailer was wrecked and the bus engine split.” Accidents of any kind are scary, but this sounded especially worrisome.

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Grizzly Bear is one of those bands that never fails to come up with crazy music videos as the majority of them are more like short films. The new video for the wonderful “Ready, Able” is no different. It’s directed by Allison Schulnik and is done in clay animation with colorful monsters that melt as one. It’s really is a trip. In other news, Grizzly Bear has extended their tour through the UK and Europe that will continue into the Spring of 2010.

Check out the video and tour dates below..

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Last night, Grizzly Bear got the chance to perform on the Conan O’Brien show in support of their new deluxe edition of Veckatimest.

The special edition of their latest album will become a 2-disc set complete with seven bonus tracks and a 24-page photo booklet. According to Pitchfork, it will be available in the UK and Europe on November 2 and we assume in the US shortly after.

Check out their performance of “Two Weeks” with special guest, Victoria Legrand of Beach House, below! We’ve also got the track list for the reissue.

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